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Chapter 8

The War for Independence

Lesson 1: At War With the Homeland

*Fighting at Lexington and Concord*Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia in May 1775*All the most important colonial leaders attended*Pennsylvania sent Benjamin Franklin*Massachusets sent John Hancock, Samuel Adams, and John Adams*Virginia sent George Washington and Patrick Henry

I: The Second Continental Congress

*Patriods send King George III a letter called the "Olive Branch" petition
* The second Contintal congress formed continental river